NW6 postcode area guide — Brent

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Broadband & internet speeds in NW6

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NW6 postcode district (Brent) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,247 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.6%.

Around 0.1% of premises in NW6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in NW6

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Mobile signal around Brent

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brent district (144,763 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NW6

Police recorded 1,212 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in NW6

Based on 484 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW6 is £670,000, down 0.7% on the previous year (£675,000).

Latest recorded sales in NW6

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Brent demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Brent district (339,816 residents, 118,612 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NW6

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in NW6

476 rated food businesses operate in NW6. 283 hold the top rating of 5, 82 are rated 4, and 22 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 12TH STREET BURGER, Abacus Ark Nursery, ABBEY COMMUNITY CENTRE, Abi's Cafe, Achieve Together.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NW6

From a sample of 183 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NW6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Brent

Landlines around NW6 typically use:

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What's it like living in NW6?

Postcodes in NW6

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.